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Park Avenue Elementary School

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Park Avenue Elementary School is an urban public school in Auburn, Maine that is part of Auburn School Department. It serves 340 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 6

340 Students

33 Teachers

161 Park Ave

Auburn, ME 04210 View local requests

https://park.auburnschl.edu/

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Park Avenue Elementary School Demographics

64%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

45%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Park Avenue Elementary School

$5,661

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projects for books

Park Avenue Elementary School has received support from 37 individuals from Maine and 10 individuals out-of-state.

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